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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has stepped in to try to resolve a row between industry and environment commissioners over fining car makers who fail to meet EU pollution limits.
Amid fierce lobbying, the European Union executive is due to adopt regulations on December 19 on how to enforce an average limit of 120 grams per km in carbon dioxide emissions by 2012 -- part of the bloc's ambitious strategy to combat climate change.
First published 7 Dec 2007
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